Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has lamented the killing of protesters in Iran and expressed his hope that the uncertainty in Venezuela will evolve into stability, economic recovery, and democracy. Source: Vatican News.
On the sidelines of Mass with the exposition of the relics of St Pier Giorgio Frassati on Saturday, Cardinal Parolin spoke to journalists outside the church of the Domus Mariae in Rome.
He expressed “great concern” in the face of the “endless tragedy” shaking Iran.
“I ask myself,” he said, “how it is possible to rage against one’s own people, that there have been so many deaths – it is an endless tragedy.”
The Cardinal said he hopes a peaceful solution can be reached to the current situation.
Speaking of Venezuela, Cardinal Parolin reiterated the Holy See’s constant commitment to a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
He expressed the hope that the present situation of “great uncertainty” might evolve toward stability, “the democratisation of the country,” and economic recovery, “because the economic situation is truly very precarious.”
Asked about Greenland and the tensions running through international politics, Cardinal Parolin recalled the value of multilateralism.
“Solutions by force cannot be used,” he said, recalling the spirit of cooperation that characterised the postwar period and which today appears to be progressively weakening.
Resolving disputes and asserting positions solely by force, he said is both “unacceptable” and will bring the world ever closer to “a war within international politics”.
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Cardinal Parolin expresses deep concern over ‘endless tragedy’ in Iran (Vatican News)
